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Tony Nguyen
24,934 PointsNeed help with Math operators.
Hello, The question was "Create a variable named "maxWidth" and assign the largest value of variables a, b, and c to it using the Math.max method."
var diameter = 5.75,
circumference = Math.PI*diameter,
chance = Math.round(Math.random()*20),
maxWidth = Math.max(a,b,c),
a = 17,
b = 42,
c = 1337,
ageIfILiveToYear2100 = (new Date(2100, 0, 1)
As you can see I have it has var maxWidth = Math.max(a,b,c),
What did I do wrong?
Ben Rubin
Courses Plus Student 14,658 PointsWhy do you have the code with the diameter, circumference, change, and ageIfILiveToYear2100? That's from a different example. You don't need that in your case. All you need is
a = 17
b = 42
c = 1337
maxWidth = Math.max(a,b,c)
You need to assign values to a, b, and c before you can determine the maximum. Hence why the maxWidth line needs to be after the assignment to a, b, and c. You should also remove the commas from the end of your lines. You can end a line with a semicolon, but a comma is incorrect.
3 Answers
Tony Nguyen
24,934 Pointsahh I see, you must have the declarations first then the variable. Makes sense. Thank you!
Carlos Diaz
Courses Plus Student 9,006 Pointsvar maxWidth = Math.max(c);
MUZ140007 Faith Ndlovu
6,119 Pointsthanks Carlos,u code helped me in the challenge
Tony Nguyen
24,934 PointsThat is not the problem here is the full bottom code, I just didn't copy it all and pasted it in.
ageIfILiveToYear2100 = (new Date(2100, 0, 1) - new Date(1995, 5, 16, 7, 20)) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365.242);
Here is the code I need help with, and want to know what I did wrong.
var maxWidth = Math.max(a, b, c);
Thanks!
Ben Rubin
Courses Plus Student 14,658 PointsBen Rubin
Courses Plus Student 14,658 PointsRemove the left parenthesis on the last line before "new"